Learning Technologist, Intermediate (Working Title: Accessibility Specialist, Intermediate)
- Employer
- Georgia State University
- Location
- Atlanta, GA
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- Employment Type
- Full Time
- Institution Type
- Four-Year Institution
Job Details
Georgia State University’s Center for Excellence in Teaching, Learning and Online Education (CETLOE - cetloe.gsu.edu) is looking for a Accessibility Specialist, Intermediate to join our vibrant and growing team. The Accessibility Specialist Intermediate will serve as the primary contact for faculty and staff to provide assistance in the development and remediation of course materials that meet university, state and federal accessibility standards, oversees training and support of faculty and staff in the area of accessibility and conducts reviews of courses. In addition, the position provides recommendations to ensure and test the accessibility of the digital learning environment during the selection, purchase, renewal, and/or development of tools that make up the environment. The incumbent of this position will be expected to stay abreast of accessibility standards and compliance. This position will work collaboratively with the university’s Access and Accommodation Center.
Responsibilities include the following:
Perform accessibility audits
- Perform accessibility audits for online courses and programs.
- Recommend remediation strategies.
- Provide one-on-one support to faculty on technological and pedagogical practices related to learning technologies.
- Recommend content and strategies for accessibility awareness and remediation training.
- Manage the design and development of accessibility documentation and resources.
- Collaborate with CETLOE, IIT, and the larger University Community to staff programs, workshops and events.
- Assist with the review and recommendation of strategies for procuring accessible learning technologies.
- Review and recommend strategies for ensuring existing learning technologies are accessible.
- Serve as a resource to developers in the development of accessible applications.
QualificationsBachelor's degree and two years of related experience; or a combination of education and related experience.
College/Business Unit11/29/20, 11:59:00 PM
College/Business Unit: Instructional Innovation & Technology
Location: Atlanta Campus
Job Posting: 11/13/20, 5:21:00 PM
Organization
Founded in 1913 in Atlanta, Georgia State University is the second-largest and one of four research institutions in the University System of Georgia. The University serves one-fourth of the graduate students in the university system; it is within a one-hour commute of more than one-third of the state’s population. Approximately 80 percent of all Georgia State alumni live and work in Georgia.
Georgia State’s main campus is located on 34 acres in downtown Atlanta. University centers in Alpharetta, Brookhaven, Buckhead and Henry County offer students convenient suburban locations for graduate courses in business and education.
More than 50,000 students annually attend Georgia State University. While 90 percent of the students are from Georgia, students also come from all 50 states and 160 countries. More than 1,400 international students attend Georgia State and graduate students comprise 31 percent of the student population.
The University offers more than 52 degree programs in more than 250 fields of study – from public policy and African-American studies to biology and health sciences. Degrees are offered at the bachelor’s, master’s, specialist and doctoral levels through six units: the College of Arts and Sciences, J. Mack Robinson College of Business, College of Education, College of Health and Human Sciences, College of Law and Andrew Young School of Policy Studies. In addition to the numerous degree programs, Georgia State offers full- and part-time programs and day, evening and weekend classes.
Students have many choices in extracurricular activities including more than 22 fraternities and sororities; and some 250 chartered student groups, including 60 degree-related student groups, seven religious, 24 law-oriented and 22 multicultural/international groups; and 10 honor societies. There is also an active student government association which includes the student senate and the judicial board.
The Georgia State Panthers are members of the Colonial Athletic Association and compete in 16 NCAA Division I intercollegiate men’s and women’s sports, including basketball, baseball, softball, golf, tennis, track and volleyball. The university announced in April 2008 that is will begin Division I-AA football in 2010.
The university’s innovative Touch the Earth program brings outdoor recreation ranging from backpacking, rock climbing, sailing, kayaking, rafting and water-skiing to out-of-state snow-skiing and snorkeling trips. And WRAS, Georgia State’s popular 100,000-watt radio voice, is the most powerful student-run radio station in the United States.
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